Written answers
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
- Mobility Allowance Eligibility
496. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the mobility allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28958/13] - EU Regulations
497. To ask the Minister for Health if he supports the proposal by the British Government to liberalise EU regulations on genetically modified food products. [29029/13] - Medical Card Applications
498. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry. [29042/13] - Home Help Service Provision
499. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the Health Service Executive's failure to comply with a Labour Court recommendation regarding home help workers in voluntary... - Special Educational Needs Expenditure
500. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the range of multi-disciplinary supports provided at a school (details supplied) in County Cork for each of the years... - Hospital Services
502. To ask the Minister for Health when an MRI scan will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28634/13] - Medical Card Reviews
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will re-instate medical cards for persons who have sought a review on refusals as is done for appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Medical Card Applications
504. To ask the Minister for Health If he will expedite a medical card application in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28637/13] - Disabilities Services Funding
506. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that services for young adults, 13 in all, from Stewarts Hospital Dublin 20 will cease at the end of the education... - Medical Card Applications
507. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will issue on a medical card renewal application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Health Services Access
508. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the long waiting times for occupational therapy in Dublin 15; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current... - Medical Card Appeals
509. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment of a medical card appeal will be carried out in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Medical Card Reviews
510. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the decision not to award a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Care of the Elderly
511. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set up a forum on long term residential care to bring together all of the relevant stakeholders involved in the provision of such care for older... - Services for People with Disabilities
512. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin were informed that the Health Service Executive funding for their child's adult... - Health Services Issues
513. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of persons (details supplied) [28769/13] - Ministerial Meetings
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the Minister of State for Primary Care's recent engagements at the EU-CELAC Co-Operation and Co-Ordination Mechanism on Drugs, that took... - Medical Card Reviews
515. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the decision to refuse a full medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ambulance Service Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Health his views on concerns regarding the provision of ambulance services in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28798/13] - Medical Card Applications
518. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28799/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
519. To ask the Minister for Health when payment will issue under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
520. To ask the Minister for Health if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by his Department since 9... - Health Services Staff Recruitment
521. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the filling of the five sanctioned integrated diabetes nursing posts [28827/13] - Services for People with Disabilities
522. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that the Health Service Executive are closing St. Joseph's House for the adult deaf and deaf blind; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Mobility Allowance Decision
523. To ask the Minister for Health if the final report on the wider issue of general transport for persons with disabilities has been submitted; if a decision has been reached on a replacement... - Care of the Elderly
524. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the appropriate training and qualifications are being adhered to by private and voluntary organisations who provide services under the Care of... - Departmental Expenditure
525. To ask the Minister for Health if any payments have been made by his Department or agencies under his control since 2007 to provide foreign holidays for persons or families; if so, the way... - Hospital Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the inferred allocation of increased staffing has been approved for the New Accident and Emergancy Unit at St Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny... - Primary Care Centres Provision
527. To ask the Minister for Health if talks are taking place between health centres (details supplied) in Dublin 12 for the purpose of forming a primary care centre. [28914/13] - Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage
528. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have the drug pirfenidone made available for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis based on economic grounds. [28923/13] - Health Services Staff Recruitment
530. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to sanction the employment of public health/community nurses in Carlow/Kilkenny area; the reason sanction has not already given for these positions... - Medical Card Applications
531. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny [28937/13] - Hospital Waiting Lists
532. To ask the Minister for Health if an operation for a hip replacement will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and the reason for the delay in dealing... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
533. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding Addison's disease to the long term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28945/13] - Neuro-Rehabilitation Policy
534. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case that an implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation policy will not now be developed by his Department; the reason for this... - Appointments to State Boards
535. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appointments made to State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011; the number of positions that have been advertised; the number of... - Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
536. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for patients with Huntington's disease; if his attention has been drawn to proposals to develop specialist clinics at Beaumont Hospital,... - Hospital Procedures
538. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/13] - Nursing Home Accommodation
539. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details provided) in County Cork will be transferred from Cork University Hospital to Ballincollig Community Nursing Home; and if... - National Lottery Funding Applications
540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on whether his Department has received an application for a National Lottery grant from an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and... - Departmental Investigations
541. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report regarding the investigation into the IFPA which is being chaired (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Abortion Services
542. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an outline of the number of women he forecasts to seek an abortion under the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill in 2013 and 2014 based... - Abortion Statistics
543. To ask the Minister for Health the number of abortion terminations over the past five years in line with the number given by his Department of 30 for 2012 in order that a trend can be seen;... - Hospital Services
544. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be called for surgery at the Mater Hospital, Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Procurement Issues
546. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the tendering and or procurement procedures for the provision of various hospital supplies, goods and or services including equipment,... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
547. To ask the Minister for Health the savings that are being targeted in cuts to essential incontinence pads and other sanitary appliances in the Health Service Executive Southern Region... - Hospital Complaints Procedures
549. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a complaint submitted at University Hospital Galway in mid 2012 by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of the... - Disability Support Services Issues
550. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce financial autonomy for persons with an intellectual disability in order that they may select a care setting or service provider of their... - Hospital Appointment Status
551. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for an MRI scan in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Home Help Service Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29161/13] - Long-term Residential Care
553. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a forum on long term residential care here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29164/13] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
554. To ask the Minister for Health his views on one third of all cigarettes that are sold here are illegal; his views on whether removing the labelling from cigarette packs will do anything... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
555. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a prosthesis in respect of a person (details supplied); when same will be sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Services Staff Issues
556. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the worsening staff shortage crisis in Cork University Hospital [29183/13] - Medical Treatment Issues
558. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who suffers from scoliosis and syringomyelia, if he will confirm the person responsible for taking... - Hospital Procedures
559. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29198/13] - Health Services Staff Issues
560. To ask the Minister for Health the position in relation to the Health Service Executive staff offer of a three year career break on up to a maximum of €12,000 per year, the deadline... - Hospital Waiting Lists
561. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [29234/13] - Medical Card Applications
562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29235/13] - National Dementia Strategy Implementation
563. To ask the Minister for Health his policy on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29236/13] - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
564. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the fair deal system is failing a person (details supplied) and their child and carer in the provision of... - Air Ambulance Service Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been transported to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, using the new helicopter landing site at Our Lady of Mercy College; and if he... - Departmental Staff Sick Leave
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average uncertified sick days per... - Health Services Provision
569. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive currently operates a sleep seizure observation facility at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, or at any other hospital here; and if he... - Health Services Staff Issues
570. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be afforded to extending the remit of registered nurse prescribers, who have previously been permitted to prescribe medication for... - Ambulance Service Provision
571. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the ambulance service performance with respect to the response time KPI for the first three months of 2013 for counties... - Departmental Agencies Issues
572. To ask the Minister for Health if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012; the accommodation costs... - Departmental Bodies
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the number of semi-State organisations currently in operation under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a... - Departmental Bodies Establishment
574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the number of new semi-State organisations under his aegis which have been established since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on...
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